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A POWERFUL CHRONICLE OF A WOUNDED WOMAN'S EXPLORATION OF NATURE AND SELF
After nature writer Gretel Ehrlich was struck by lightning
near her Wyoming ranch and almost died, site embarked on a
painstaking and visionary journey back to the land of the
living. With the help of an extraordinary cardiologist and the
companionship of her beloved dog Sam, she avidly explores
the natural and spiritual world to make sense of what happened to her. We follow as
she combs every inch of her new home on the California coast, attends a convention
of lightning-strike victims, and goes on a seal watch in Alaska. Ehrlich then turns
her focus inward, exploring the tiny but equally fascinating ecosystem of the human
heart, and culminates in a stunningly beautiful description of open-heart surgery
This eclectic chronicle of recovery offers excursions into neurobiology, cardiology, the lore and science of lightning, and the medical literature of lightning injury. . . . Evocative writing and...
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Fülszöveg
A POWERFUL CHRONICLE OF A WOUNDED WOMAN'S EXPLORATION OF NATURE AND SELF
After nature writer Gretel Ehrlich was struck by lightning
near her Wyoming ranch and almost died, site embarked on a
painstaking and visionary journey back to the land of the
living. With the help of an extraordinary cardiologist and the
companionship of her beloved dog Sam, she avidly explores
the natural and spiritual world to make sense of what happened to her. We follow as
she combs every inch of her new home on the California coast, attends a convention
of lightning-strike victims, and goes on a seal watch in Alaska. Ehrlich then turns
her focus inward, exploring the tiny but equally fascinating ecosystem of the human
heart, and culminates in a stunningly beautiful description of open-heart surgery
This eclectic chronicle of recovery offers excursions into neurobiology, cardiology, the lore and science of lightning, and the medical literature of lightning injury. . . . Evocative writing and lots of fascinating facts"
•• —The New York Times Book Review
One of the best books of 1994—Booklist Magazine Editors' Choice
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